More COTC students default on loans than graduate

But most students are part-time, not counted in graduation rate

1:53 AM,
Jul. 5, 2013

Written by

Jacob Kanclerz
Advocate Reporter

Central Ohio Technical College was labeled a 'red flag college' in a recent study because it has a higher percentage of students who default on their loans than full-time students who graduate.

But a spokeswoman for the college, which has campuses in Newark, Coshocton, Mount Vernon and Reynoldsburg, said comparing the two rates underscores the challenges community college students face.

The report, released by the research organization Education Sector and published Tuesday in USA Today, listed COTC as having a 16 percent graduation rate and a loan default rate of 19.8 percent. COTC was ...